Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150 Hearing dates: 11 June 2013 Decision date: 26 June 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Harrison J at [98] Beech-Jones J at [99] Decision: Appellant's appeal against conviction dismissed. Crown's appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - conviction appeal - demand money with menaces - whether demand has to be made on each occasion for offence to be made out - continuing effect of original demand - whether inclusion of money laundering count was an abuse of process - elements of offences different - substantial overlap in offending conduct - no abuse of process - SENTENCE APPEAL BY CROWN - whether objective criminality of offences determined - whether error in commencement date of sentences - whether a failure to accumulate - whether Crown can rely upon the "parity principle" to increase a sentence - whether offender's role and aggravating features taken into account - whether too much weight given to offender's subjective case - whether sentences individually and as aggregated manifestly inadequate - Crown appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Copyright Act 1968 - ss135ASB(1) and s135ASC(1) Crimes Act 1900 - s99(1), s99(2), s193B(2) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s5D Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) - s400.6(1) Cases Cited: Austin v R [1989] HCA 26; 166 CLR 669 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Carroll v The Queen [2009] HCA 13; 83 ALJR 579 House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Lowe v R [1984] HCA 46; 154 CLR 606 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 MH v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 230 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Nahlous v R [2010] NSWCCA 58; 77 NSWLR 463 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Anderson [2012] NSWCCA 175 R v Collister (1955) 39 Cr App R 100 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 331 Rae v R (1998) 45 NSWLR 546 at 554 Regina v Robert Brian Grbin [2004] NSWCCA 220 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darren John Delaney - Appellant Regina - Crown Representation: Counsel: Mr D Barrow - Appellant Mr R Herps - Crown Solicitors: SE O'Connor - Legal Aid NSW S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown File Number(s): 2010/303962 2010/303962 Decision under appeal Before: Charteris SC DCJ File Number(s): 2010/303962